Hello, my name is Andrea Padovani and I'm 47 years old and currently living in Italy. I am a native Italian speaker and teach Italian. I have been an online Italian teacher with Verbalplanet.com since November 2013.
I can speak the following languages fluently: Italian, English.
I am currently offering a free initial trial lesson for new students.

Detailed Profile in English

About me

I am a highly-qualified Italian language teacher.

I have a good understanding of second language acquisition, teaching methodologies and cultural differences. I have relevant experience teaching Italian to adults and undergraduates in Italy, England, Austria and Poland. I have been working as an Italian Teaching Assistant at the University of Greenwich.

One of my motivations is to encourage students to take an interest in the Italian language and discover a new culture. My aim is to inspire and motivate every student to reach their full potential.

 Practicing and mastering Italian in order to achieve a better grade at the Italian oral exam at the University.

Teaching Approach

First of all, I ask to the students, why they have chosen Italian Then after that I have all the information, I can prepare the lessons in an appropriate manner.

I work a lot with conversation and sometimes, bearing in mind the level of the student, I use short texts or newspaper articles as the topics of conversation. After some reading comprehension activities we try to talk about the topics.

Considering taking lessons with Andrea? I have been taking lessons with him for over 2 years. He is fabulous. We have great conversations and always have time for homework review. I look forward to every lesson. I highly recommend him!

16 Nov 2018
By : roberto52
Subject : Italian

An excellent lesson on the Italian festivities, and some information on the Patron Saint of Bari. Thank you Andrea.